Cancelled - Open Cost

[Abate]

I am trying to learn to use TradeSim by comparing it with the Enhanced Tester of MetaStock. I did a test on both using the same signal and data and on some of the trades I get 'Cancelled - Open Cost Considered' on the Enhanced Tester while TradeSim executes these orders. Could somebody tell me why the Enhanced Tester does that and not TradeSim.

Abate

This is the entry and exit code:
Entry
EnterTr:=BarsSince(BarsSince( CO() >0 AND Fml( "Bollinger Band Width" ) <.2)<10 AND
Cross(C, BBandTop(C, 21, S, 2) )) <=4 AND
C > PriceChannelLow(5);
EnterTr>=0 Ref(EnterTr,-1)=0

Exit
C < PriceChannelLow(10)

Profit Target Stop at 10% of Entry

[David Samborsky]

It would help if you could post your trading rules.

[Jose]

Comparing MetaStock's system tester to TradeSim, is like comparing a broken-down bus to a Ferrari.

It's well known that MetaStock's enhanced system tester is too buggy to take seriously. Apart from these serious issues, it doesn't do a very good job of simulating real trading. It's a real wonder why Equis sees TradeSim as a threat to its system tester. Chalk & cheese...

If you need to compare your system entry/exit signals to TradeSim's database, post your code here and I'll show you a relatively easy way to plot the system signals on a chart, allowing you to compare them to TradeSim's trade database.

jose '-)